All-Star Five Selections and Molten’s WBBL Coach of the Month
WBBL have selected Kate Oliver and Holly Winterburn into the third week’s All-Star Five. Head coach Jesper Sundberg was also awarded the Molten WBBL Coach of the Month. Riders came […]
Riders win big on the road and qualify for the WBBL Cup semifinals
Leicester Riders Women are now 3-0 in the WBBL Cup after a huge fourth quarter push against the Newcastle Eagles. Both teams went back and fourth with Newcastle taking a […]
A competitive bout from start to finish ended with the Wolves claiming a 67 – 82 victory in overtime 1.
Loughborough Riders fell a hard-fought overtime defeat at home against Worcester Wolves in their 2nd competitive game of their WNBL Division One season. The game was end to end throughout, […]
Conner Washington to represent GB in Eurobasket Qualifiers
Leicester Riders point guard Conner Washington has been called up by Great Britain for their rearranged EuroBasket games in France. Washington was in the original 24 squad selected, and his […]
Riders defeat Sharks to move to 3-1 in the BBL Cup
An undermanned Leicester Riders defeated the Sheffield Sharks away in the BBL Cup qualifying with a comprehensive 85-64 victory. The result improves Riders record to 3 and 1 in the […]
British Basketball to receive £4m from Govt
The British Basketball League is delighted with the support announced today for basketball by the Government. The Government has announced a rescue package of up to £4 million for basketball […]
Riders Women take victory over Reading to improve to 1-1 in NBL play.
Riders Women clinch their first win of the 2020/21 season, at home against Reading Rockets in second league game. Women grabbed a 64-61 victory in a game which they led […]
Riders Men fall to Barking Abbey London Lions on the road in second NBL game
A game that the Riders were in control of, slipped away from them with 5 minutes to go in the fourth quarter. Jonas Dietrich led the scoring for the Riders […]
Riders beat Lions in an impressive Home display
Leicester Riders completed a hugely successful second weekend of the new season, with a stunning 97-76 win over a powerful London Lions side at the Morningside Arena, after beating the […]
BBL returns to Sky Sports
The British Basketball League is delighted to announce the return of coverage of the BBL to Sky Sports this season. The two-year agreement will see Sky Sports air 30 live […]